In April 2008, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) contracted with the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) to facilitate a series of regional workshops and provide technical assistance to strengthen efforts to improve college readiness for all students. This final report summarizes these activities…

Consultants and administrators participate in a roundtable discussion about how higher education finds, uses, and misuses consultants. (HS)

A consultants clearinghouse could pool resources to help the administrator find the right consultant for a problem. (Editor)

Reports many colleges and universities are extending the hours during which they provide technical support for distance education, offering late-night, weekend, or around- the-clock services, and notes use of private companies to provide such services to multiple institutions. Problems include large fluctuations in number of calls and e-mail…

This article presents an overview of the importance of foreign assistance as an instrument for educational change. It considers American assistance to Indian engineering institutions as a case study of educational transfer. (HMD)

The University of Luton (England) delivers a management training course to countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Lessons learned in understanding different attitudes and experiences will be helpful in providing further assistance to former communist nations. (SK)

The paper deals with computer education in India at the university level. The principal causes which are inhibiting expansion of educational programmes are first outlined and suggestions offered for achieving a better performance which is entirely feasible within the resources of the nation. The philosophy underlying the paper is that transfer of…

Reviews "outsourcing" of technology services by institutions of higher education, including the College of Notre Dame (California) and East Tennessee State University, and finds that, although external companies, especially COLLEGIS, offer expertise and savings, they sometimes do not understand the special problems of an academic…

Discusses the three facets of international education: international studies, international education exchange, and technical assistance. Also explores the effects of internationalizing higher education and the present state of international education. (EV)

Examines consequences of cross-cultural technology transfer. Questions for students to analyze regarding the feasibility of transferring a particular form of technology to a given cultural group are provided. (RM)

A partnership between a university and a government regulatory agency sought to assist industries with pollution prevention and waste management. Economic incentives were developed to promote waste minimization. (SK)

Describes how U.S. universities and government agencies are preparing to help Iraq's higher education systems after the war. (EV)

In the Penn Macy Initiative, 21 nursing schools participated in summer institutes and follow-up consultations to refine practice. Evaluation data from participants' daily and postinstitute feedback, institutional self-evaluations, and comparison of school accomplishments identified critical indicators of progress in academic practice. A key…

Suggestions to institutions of higher education on how to go about selecting a planned giving consultant include ask colleagues from other institutions whom they've used in the past; examine written proposals from a wide range of firms; look for chemistry and credibility; check references; and button down the terms of the consultancy. (MLW)

This is the report of a workshop that was held to explore new ways in which universities can contribute more fully to the planning and implementation of development programs in the countries of Southeast Asia. Part 1 of the workshop took into account the existing relationships between universities and government planning and/or development…